M. Bernardine Dias, special research scientist in the Robotics Institute, and Brett Browning, systems scientist in the Robotics Institute, were traveling in Sri Lanka when the island was devastated by the tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004. Their account of the disaster and its aftermath was published by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and is available at http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/regional/s_288875.html.